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TOWN MEETING MENMERS FOR ONE YEAR
PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT FOUR
*Donald E. Williamson 561 *Donald M. Hager 529
Blanks 217 *William L. Potter 529
Blanks 292
*Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year.
A true record .
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TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 20 , 1950
Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson at 8:05 P.M.
Town Clerk, James J. Carroll reads the Warrant for the meeting until
upon motion of H. Webster Thomas further reading was waived 8:07 P.M.
Town Clerk read the Constable 's returnof the Warrant for the meeting
8:07 P.M. Unless otherwise noted all Articles presented by George W.
Emery, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
There were 193 Town Meeting Members present .
Article 2. Howard A. Patterson presents report and recommendations of
the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted
and placed on file 8:07 P.M.
Walter E. Sands , Chairman of the Cary Lectures Committee
presents report for year 1949
Following is a report of the Cary Lecture Coinmittee appointed by
the Moderator, Mr. Charles E . Ferguson , and authorized at the
adjourned Town Meeting of March 21 , 1949:
May 2 , 1949 Henry L. Scott
Piano soloist in "Concerto for Fun"
November 7 , 1949 Commander Irving Johrson
Colored movies , "Yankee 's Wonder World"
December 12 , 1949 Dr. Franz Polgar
"Miracles of the Mind"
February 7 , 1950 Robert Friars
Colored movies , "Holiday in Switzerland"
February 15 , 1950 Robert Friars
Colored movies , "Holiday in France"
Respectfully submitted,
CARY LECTURE COlvilvLITTEE
Mrs. Robert Moore
Mr. Gardner Frost
Mr. Walter E. Sands , Chairman
Report of Committee voted upon to be accepted and placed on file
8:07 P.M.
W. Roger Greeley presents report of Buckman Tavern Committee :
The Town voted $10,000.00 to make the Buckman Tavern habitable .
Your Committee has carried out the vote with a balance of $22.67
unexpended.
George E. Graves
W.R. Greeley
Wm. C. Paxton
Report voted upon to be accepted and placed on file 8:08 P .M.
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Alan G. Adams presents report of Capital Expenditures Committee :
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VOTED : That the Report of the Committee to Study Present Capital
Outlay Requirements of the Town and Those that May be
Reasonably Anticipated Within the Next Five years be
accepted and the Committee discharged.
Report voted upon to be accepted and placed on file 8:08 P.M.
Errol H. Locke presents report of the Committee on Town Manager
form of government :
VOTED : That the report of the Committee on Town Manager form of
government be accepted and that the Committee be discharged.
Report voted upon to be accepted and placed on file 8:09 P.M.
Walter E. Sands presents the following:
VOTED : That the Selectmen be authorized to appoint a Committee
of five to study further the matter of a Town Manager for
Lexington and to submit a report with recommendations at
the next Annual Town Meeting.
Carried Unanimously 8:10 P.M.
Donald E. Williamson presents the following:
- VOTED : That the Moderator be and hereby is authorized and directed
to appoint a committee of five registered voters of the
Town, to be known as the Capital Expenditures Committee ,
to make a thorough study of the capital expenditure pro-
jects that may be required by the Town within the five year
period 1951 to 1955 inclusive and to file a report at the
next annual Town Meeting setting forth all such projects
together with the Committee ' s recommendations as to the
projects that should be undertaken within the five year
• period and the approximate date on which each recommended
project should be started.
Carried Unanimously 8:13
Raymond W. James presents report of the Elementary School Building
Committee which was voted upon to be accepted and placed on file
8:13 P.M.
George P. Wadsworth makes verbal report concerning the progress
of Fiske School and other Elementary schools 8:14 P.M.
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Article 3 . VOTED : That the Town Treasurer , with the approval
of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized
to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of
the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1 ,
1951, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable
within one year and to renew any note or notes as may
be given for a period of less than one year in accord-
ance with Section 17 , Chapter 44, General Laws.
Carried Unanimously 8:16 P.M.
Article 4. Read by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson
VOTED : That the following amounts be appropriated
for the current year and be assessed except where a
transfer is indicated:
Appropriation Committee
Personal Services $595 .00
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Expenses 900.00
Selectmen's Department
Personal Services 6,629.48
Expenses 1 , 560.00
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Accounting Department
Personal Services 7 ,932.40
Expenses 500.00
Clerk & Treasurer's Department
Personal Services 5,293 .60
Expenses 1 ,077. 50
Collector's Department
Personal Services 4,061.20
Expenses 1,990.00
Assessors' Department
Personal Services 9,173 .60
Expenses 1 ,425 .00
William H. Lyon offers the following motion:
Moved that the total of 9,173 .60 be amended to
read 9433 .60 the $260. additional to apply to
the Senior Clerk.
Seconded by Paul J. McCormack
Amendment as presented declared lost by voice vote at
$:26 P.M.
Law Department
Personal Services 3 ,000.00
Special Fees 4, 500.00
500.00
Expenses 325.00
Elections Department-Jurisdiction Selectmen
Expenses 2 ,700.00
Elections Department-Jurisdiction Town Clerk
Expenses 434.72
Registrations Department
Personal Services 715.00
Expenses 500.00
Public Works Superintendent 's Office
Personal Services 24,950.$0
Expenses 375.00
Town Offices & Cary Memorial Building
Personal Services 7,R35.20
Expenses 20,950.00
Engineering Department
Personal Services 17 ,391.92
Expenses 975.00
Board of Appeals
Expenses 600.00
Planning Board
Expenses 1,750.00
Police Department
Personal Services 76 ,265. 51
Expenses 7 ,79$.00
298 Fire Department
Personal Services 87 ,825.41 $71
Expenses 16 ,982.67
Building & Plumbing Department
Personal Services 5 ,000.00
Expenses 1 ,075 .00
Wire Inspector
Personal Services 1 ,100.00
Expenses 225.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Personal Services 660.00
Expenses 300.00
Insect Suppression
Personal Services 544. 50
Wages & Expenses 2,581.12
Shade Trees
Wages & Expenses 11,358.48
Forest Fires
Personal Services 50.00
Wages & Expenses 500.00
Dog Officer
Personal Services 125.00
Expenses 500.00
Health Department
Personal Services 3 ,600.00
Expenses 4,880.00
Dog Clinic
Expenses 393 .00
Dental Clinic
Personal Services 2,000.00
Expenses 1 ,050.00
Posture Clinic
Expenses 925.00
Vital Statistics
Expenses 25.00
Animal Inspection
Personal Services 618.75
Sewer Maintenance
Wages & Expenses 4,800.00
Sewer Services
Services 17 , 500.00
Drain Construction
Sundry Streets 29,500.00
(This amount to be transferred from
the Excess & Deficiency Account )
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Garbage Collection
Expenses 10,800.00
Care of Dumps & Removal of Ashes
Wages & Expenses 8, 500.00
Public Works Building
Wages & Expenses 13 ,000.00
Highway Maintenance
Wages & Expenses 67 ,000.00
Highway Department-Road Machinery Account
Expenses 25 ,500.00
(This amount to be transferred from
the Road Machinery Fund)
Snow Removal
Wages & Expenses 30,000.00
Traffic Regulation and Control
Expenses 2, 500.00
Street Lights
Expenses 29 ,000.00
Street Signs
Expenses 1,300.00
Public Welfare Department
Personal Services 5,347 .18
Administration 850.00
Aid & Expenses 26,000.00
Dependent Children
Aid & Expenses 17 ,136.00
Old Age Assistance
Aid & Expenses 80,000.00
VeteransBenefits
Personal Services 1 ,144.01
Expenses 4,200.00
Soldiers ' Burials
Expenses 150.00
School Maintenance presented by Mrs . Ruth Morey
Personal Services 459 ,735 .67
Expenses 104, 575.00
Americanization Classes 203 .00
Vocational Education 2,630.00
Handicraft Classes 4,820.00
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services 22,500.00
Expenses 10,000.00
(In addition to the amount of $2284.78
received from the County for Dog Licenses )
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Recreation Committee
Personal Services $6,200.00
Expenses • 2,600.00
Parks & Playgrounds •
Personal Services 2,953 . 50
Wages & Expenses 18,000.00
Contributory Retirement System
Pension Accumulation Fund 22 ,350.72
Board of Retirement
Expenses 325.00
Memorial Day
Expenses 300.00
Armistice Day
Expenses 50.00
Insurance
Premiums 16,600.00
Printing Town Report
Expenses 1 ,200.00
Ambulance Maintenance
Expenses 350.00
Administration of Trust Funds
Expenses 100.00
Unclassified
Expenses 300.00
Water Maintenance
Wages & Expenses 34,600.00
Water Services
Wages & Expenses 21, 500.00
Cemetery Maintenance - Munroe
Personal Services 522. 50
Wages & Expenses 6,640.00
(Of which $640 are to be transferred
from the Income Trust Fund--Munroe
Cemetery and $6 ,000 are to be raised
by direct assessment )
Cemetery Maintenance - Westview
Personal Services 893 .75
Wages & Expenses 10 ,300.00
(Of which $1,000 are to be transferred
from the Income Trust Fund--Westview
Cemetery and $9 ,300 are to be raised
by direct assessment )
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All items under Article 4 as read voted upon and carried
unanimously at 8:40 P.M.
Article 4. Interest on Debt
Interest $22 ,341.25
AND FURTHER VO1ED : That the following amounts
be appropriated:
Maturing Debt 245 ,000.00
Of which $13 .50 is to be transferred from
Premium on Loans ; $124,000 is to be trans-
ferred from the Reserved for Payment of Water
Loan Account and $129 ,986. 50 is to be raised
by direct assessment .
George W. Emery, Chairman states original figure should read and be
amended to read $254,000.00 instead of $245 ,000.00.
Amendment voted upon and Carried Unanimously 8:41 P.M.
Main motion with the figure $254,000.00 voted upon and carried unanimously
8:41 P .M.
Article 5. VOTED : To establish the salary and compensation of the
Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of taxes as
follows :
Town Treasurer $1 ,700.00
Town Clerk 2,400.00
Town Collector of Taxes 4,100.00
and to appropriate therefor the sum of $8,200.00 to be
raised by direct assessment .
Carried Unanimously 8:42 P.M.
Article 6. VOTED : That the sum of $300.00 be appropriated and assessed
to pay the necessary expenses of school officers incurred
outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters
in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve
the service in the School Department.
Carried Unanimously 8:43 P.M.
Article 7. VOTED : That this article be indefinitely postponed.
Carried Unanimously 8:43 P.M.
Article 8. VOTED : That this article be indefinitely postponed.
Carried Unanimously 8:44 P.M.
Article 9. VOTED : That the sum of $699.83 be appropriated and assessed
for the unpaid bills for prior years of the following accounts :
Posture Clinic Angela Ann Donnelly (1949) $73 .00
School Dept. Expenses H.F. Staples & Co.Inc. (1949) 22.73
Recreation Committee Laffins Express (1949 ) 3 .85
Veterans ' Services Dr. Leonard V. Short 8.00
(1948-1949)
Town Offices and Cary
Memorial Bldg. Expenses Carpenter Mfg. Co. (1947) 527. 25
Welfare Department Dr. Thomas M. Tierney (1949 ) 9.00
Health Department Dr. Winthrop W.
Harrington (1949) 56.00
Carried Unanimously 8:45 P.M.
Article 10. VOTED : To appropriate $20,000 for the Reserve Fund and to
provide for the payment thereof by a transfer of $5 ,000 from
the Overlay Reserve Fund and the balance of $15 ,000 to be
raised by direct assessment .
Carried Unanimously 8:45 P.M.
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Article 11. VOTED : That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an
audit for the year 1950.
Carried Unanimously 8:46 P.M.
Article 12. VOTED : That this article be indefinitely postponed.
Carried Unanimously 8:46 P.M.
Article 13 . VOTED : That the sum of $7 ,000 be appropriated as a
supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with
and in addition to money already appropriated for the con-
struction of a new East Lexington Fire Station, and to pro-
vide for payment thereof by a transfer of $7 ,000 from
the Excess and Deficiency Account.
Carried Unanimously 8: 50 P.M.
Article 14. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are
authorized to install water mains not less than six
inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in
such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as
the Selectmen may determine , subject to the assessment
of betterments , or otherwise , and to take by eminent
domain or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other
interest in land necessary or appropriate therefor, and
to appropriate for payment thereof the sum of $61 , 500, of
which $45 ,000 are to be transferred as follows :- $10,000
from the Excess and Deficiency Account , $25 ,000 from the
Water Assessment Fund , and $10,000 from the Water Depart-
ment Available Surplus Fund; and the balance of $16, 500
is to be raised by direct assessment
Carried Unanimously 8: 50 P.M.
Article 15. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are
authorized to install sewer mains in such accepted or
unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may
determine in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of
1897 and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto , or otherwise , and to take by eminent domain or
otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in
land necessary or appropriate therefor , and to appropriate
for payment thereof the sum of $58,000 of which $30 ,000
are to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund , and
the balance of $28,000 is to be transferred from the Excess
and Deficiency Account .
Carried Unanimously 8: 55 P.M.
Article 16. VOTED : That the sum of $10,000 be appropriated as a
supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with
money already appropriated for the construction of and land
acquisition for sanitary sewers in that part of Lexington
known as the North Branch Vine Brook, as shown on a set of plans
in the office of the Town Engineer, and to provide for payment
thereof by a transfer of $10 ,000 .00 from the Excess and
Deficiency Account.
Carried Unanimously 8: 57 P.M.
Article 17. VOTED : That the sum of $1,250 be appropriated and assessed
for the purchase of a new cruising car for the Police De-
partment , and that the Police Department be and hereby is
authorized to turn in a used cruising car to apply toward
the purchase price .
Carried Unanimously 8: 58 P.M.
Article 18. VOTED : That the sum of $11,351.21 be appropriated and
assessed for pensions for retired members of the Police
Department , and that the sum of $5 ,391. 54 be appropriated
and assessed for pensions for retired members of the Fire
Department under General Laws , Chapter 32 , as amended.
Carried Unanimously 8: 59 P.M.
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Howard A. Patterson, Chairman of the Apbrobrition
Committee states the Ap'oropriation Committee sooroves
the above transfer .
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Article 19. VOTED : That the sum of $1,500 be appropriated and
assessed for highway maintenance under authority of
General Laws , Chapter 90 , as amended , said sum or any
portion thereof to be expended under the direction of
the Selectmen and to be used in conjunction with any
money which may be allotted by the Commonwealth or County
or both for that purpose .
Carried Unanimously 9:00 A.M.
Article 20. VOTED : That the sum of $6,000 be appropriated for the
construction of Coolidge Avenue , of which $4,743 .92 are
• to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account ,
$348.15 are to be transferred from the Street Construction
Follen Road Loan Account , and the balance of $907 .93 is to
be transferred from the National Defense Loan Account ,
said sum or any portion thereof to be expended under the
direction of the Selectmen and to be used in conjunction
with any money which may be allotted by the State or
County or both for that purpose .
Carried Unanimously 9:01 P.M.
Article 21. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth-
orized to construct concrete , bituminous concrete or other
sidewalks at such locations as they shall determine, where
the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost thereof, or
otherwise in their discretion, and that the sum of $6,000
be appropriated and assessed therefor.
Carried Unanimously 9:02 PM. .
Article 22. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth-
orized to install curbings at such locations as they may
determine , and that the sum of $2,000 be appropriated and
assessed therefor.
Carried Unanimously 9:03 P.M.
Article 23 . VOTED : That the sum of $3 , 500 be appropriated and assessed
for the improvement of lowlands and swamps in the eradi-
cation of mosquitoes , under General Laws , Chapter 252 ,
Section 4A.
Carried Unanimously 9:05 P.M.
Article 23A, VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are auth-
orized to install drains in such land as the Selectmen
may determine , in accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts
of 1926, as amended , or otherwise , and to take by eminent
domain or otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other
interest in land necessary or appropriate therefol- , and to
appropriate and assess for payment thereof the sum of
$2,500.
Carried Unanimously 9:06 P.M.
Article 24. VOTED : To enlarge the scope of the Road Machinery Fund
by crediting to said Fund an amount based on hourly rental
for the use of motorized equipment of the Department of
Public Works when used on various projects carried on under
the direction of said Department or other Departments of
the Town, the amount of said charge not to exceed the
amount allowed by the State for the use of similar equipment .
Carried Unanimously 9:07 P.M.
Article 25 . VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author-
ized to appoint one of their members to the Board of
Appeals in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 41,
Section 4A.
Carried Unanimously 9:08 P.M.
Article 26. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author-
ized to install street lights in such unaccepted streets
as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the
1951 Annual Town Meeting.
Carried Unanimously 9:08 P.M.
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Article 27 . VOTED : That the sum of $18,700 be appropriated for the
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purchase of equipment for the Department of Public Works t7-1
and to provide for the payment thereof by a transfer of
$18,700 from the Road Machinery Fund .
Carried Unanimously 9:08 P.M. •
Article 28. VOTED : That the sum of $1 ,900 be appropriated and
assessed for the purchase of a so-called Chief's car for
the Fire Department .
Carried Unanimously 9:09 P.M.
Article 29. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to
enter into a contract for the erection of toilet and
locker facilities at the Center Playground , the site ,
plans and specifications to be determined or approved by
the Selectmen, and to appropriate and assess the sum of
$8,500 for payment therefor.
Francis W. Copp presents amendment that the Article be indefinitely
postponed. Amendment voted upon and declared lost 9:14 P.M.
Main motion as read voted upon and Carried Unanimously 9:24 P .M.
Article 30. VOTED : That the sum of $4,800 be appropriated and assessed
for the development of Kinneen' s Pond as a recreation area,
including re-grading, draining and seeding , the same to be
expended , by contract or otherwise , by or under the direction
of the Selectmen.
Carried Unanimously 9: 27 P.M.
Article 31. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on
behalf of the Town to accept as a gift for all purposed
for which a highway is commonly used a certain parcel of
land situated on the easterly side of Lowell Street ,
opposite the intersection of Maple Street with Lowell
Street , and bounded and described as follows : -
EASTERLY by a line beginning at a point on the
easterly line of Lowell Street , which point is
46.31 feet south of the point of curvature of a
curve of radius 633 .85 , said first mentioned point
being the point of curvature of a curve of radius
716.316 , then bearing to the left and running in a
southeasterly direction along said last mentioned
curve 750.749 feet to a stone bound , which is a point
of reverse curvature;
WESTERLY by the present easterly line of Lowell Street ;
and containing about 21,818 square feet .
Carried Unanimously 9:29 P.M.
Article 32. VOTED : That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to
convey all right , title and interest of the Town in all
or any part or parts of a certain triangular parcel of
land situated on Massachusetts Avenue in the so-called
"Colonial Heights" section of Lexington containing about
6,990 square feet and described as Parcel 1 in a deed from
Edward J. Gavin to the Town of Lexington dated September 27 ,
1932 and recorded in Middlesex South District , Registry of
Deeds , Book 5675 , Page 423 , upon such terms and conditions
as they may approve.
Carried Unanimously 9:30 P.M.
Article 33 . VOTED : That the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby
are authorized and directed for , on behalf of and in the
name of the Town of Lexington to make , execute , acknow-
ledge , seal and deliver to Robert H. Moore , Jr. and
Elizabeth D . Moore , husband and wife , as tenants by the
entirety, both of said Lexington , a deed conveying to
them all the right , title and interest of the Town in and
to the following described real estate :-
"Three certain lots of land with the buildings thereon
on Tarbell Avenue , Lexington, Massachusetts , being Lots
165 , 166 and 167 on plan of land Liberty Heights belonging
to Jacob W. Wilbur, by A.L. Eliot , surveyor , dated November
19 , 1909 , recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of
Deeds , Plan Book 182, Plan 41 , bounded and described as
follows:-
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NORTHWESTERLY by Tarbell Avenue as shown on said plan ,
ninety (90) feet
NORTHEASTERLY by Lot 164 as shown on said plan,
ninety-one (91) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by land of owners unknown, ninety (90) feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by Lot 168 as shown on said plan, ninety (90)
feet .
Containing 8157 square feet of land according to said
plan" , for the purpose of confirming and correcting a tax
title release deed dated July 1 , 1919, recorded in the
Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds , Book 4297 ,
Page 214, erroneously executed by George D . Harrington,
Treasurer of the Town at that time .
Carried Unanimously 9:33 P.M.
Article 34. VOTED : To appropriate and assess the sum of $1 ,632. 50 for
the settlement of damages arising out of the taking by
eminent domain for highway purposes of approximately 765
square feet of land on Waltham Street from land now owned
by Herman MacKay and Margaret R. MacKay by order of the
County Commissioners dated August 3 , 1925 and for the
settlement of the claims of said Herman MacKay and Margaret H.
MacKay against the Town for damages for alleged trespass upon
other land of theirs in connection with the widening of
Waltham Street in 1949 , and to approve the agreement entered
into by the Selectmen and said Herman MacKay and Margaret R.
MacKay providing for such settlement, which agreement was
subject to the approval of the Town.
Carried Unanimously 9:37 P.M.
Article 35. VOTED : That the sum of $3 ,500 be appropriated for the
development and grading of additional land in the Sunset
Section layout in Westview Cemetery and the development of
additional roadways therein , and to provide for payment
thereof by transfer of $3 , 500 from the Westview Sale of Lots
Fund .
Carried Unanimously 9:37 P .M.
Article 36. VOTED : That the sum of $1 , 500 be appropriated and assessed
for. the purchase of a light-weight truck for the Cemetery
Department
Carried Unanimously 9:38 P .M.
The Moderator states if no objection Articles 37-40 inclusive would be
taken up together. There were no objections from the Town Meeting Members
and so voted 9:39 P.M.
Mrs. Ruth Morey, Chairman of the School Committee , under Articles 37-40
inclusive , presented the following :
Articles 37 to 40 inclusive :
VOTED : That the School Committee be and hereby is authorized
to obtain detailed plans, specifications and working drawings
for remodeling the Munroe School, for constructing an addition
to the Parker School , both substantially in accordance with
preliminary plans submitted and recommended by the School
Committee , for finishing and equipping an additional room or
additional rooms in the Adams School, and for repairing and
remodeling the Junior High School Building; and that the sum of
$15 ,000 be appropriated to pay the expense of obtaining such
plans , specifications and drawings , and that payment thereof
be provided by the transfer of $15 ,000 from the Excess and
Deficiency Account .
Carried Unanimously 9:43 P.M.
Article 41. VOTED : To establish as a town way or accept the layout of
as a town way, Watson Road from Robbins Road southwesterly
to Lexington Avenue , a distance of approximately 308 feet ,
as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act , and
shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk ,
dated January 19, 1950, and to take by eminent domain or
otherwise acquire any fee , easement or other interest in land
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necessary or appropriate therefor and for the con-
struction thereof , and to appropriate for construction
of said road and for land acquisition the sum of
44, 500 and to provide payment thereof by the transfer
of $4, 500 from the Excess and Deficiency Account .
Carried Unanimously 9:44 P.M.
Article 42, VOTED : That the sum of $4,000 be appropriated and assessed
to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money
already appropriated for the 175th Anniversary of the
Battle of Lexington.
Carried Unanimously 9:46 P.M.
Article 43 . Richard P. Cromwell moves the Article be indefinitely
postponed and so voted unanimously 9: 47 P.M.
Article 44. George W. Emery moves for indefinite postponement , so
voted unanimously 9:4 P.M.
Article 2. Presented by Paul J. McCormack.
VOTED : That a Committee of 5 be appointed by the Moderator
to make a study of the salary and tenure status of the em-
ployees in the town service with a view to rewarding long
and faithful service to the town by special salary in-
creases after 25 years service and that the committee re-
port to a special meeting if one is called in 1950 or, in
the alternative , to the next Annual Town Meeting.
Motion as presented voted upon and declared lost by voice vote
9: 51 P.M.
As all the Articles of the Warrant were completed the Moderator de-
clared the meeting dissolved.
9: 52 P.M.
** **** Art . 2. Presented by George W. Emery.
VOTED : That a Committee of three be appointed by the
Moderator to have charge of the lectures under the wills
of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary for the current
year.
Carried Unanimously 8:14 P .M.
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